to the point

phrase

Synonyms of to the pointnext
: relevant, pertinent
a suggestion that was to the point

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Now the marketing very explicitly features dinosaurs chasing the family, to the point that Starbuck is talking about it and trying to appeal to moms on Facebook who might be among the nearly million followers to this AI feed. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 Then, as deregulation and contraction brought cost-cutting, more stations farmed out traffic coverage to the point that large numbers of radio stations get reports from people not even in their cities. Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The show, the first ever to be mainly in Spanish, would end up courting significant conservative backlash, to the point that Kid Rock and Turning Point USA elected to put on their own alternative halftime show. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 But five months of fighting in the Middle East have left the nation's missile inventory depleted to the point where analysts feel they could soon be exhausted. Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to the point

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“To the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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